We are growing in size!

We took this photo of almost all of us last week - we wanted to send a picture to a new student who will be joining us after Spring Break.  He will be our 14th student, and we are excited to be welcoming him. We are certainly a much bigger group now than we were in the fall - having more children in our classroom gives us more opportunities to practice coping skills and develop friendships. We also are practicing how to wait for our turn patiently, and how to get the attention of the teachers the correct way. We made a list of things that will get the attention of the teachers. Here are some of the ideas the kids came up with:
     * Raise your hand quietly
     * Listen
     * Follow directions - say, "OK"
     * Use a coping skill
     * Have a friendly face and friendly words
This week we will complete our Nocturnal Animal books and the children will bring them home to you. Please take a little time to look them over with your children -they worked very hard on them, and I am so pleased with their efforts. After Spring Break we will get ready for Earth Day, our Rainforest Unit and then a unit about Insect Life Cycles.

*Thursday is Pajama Day for March is Reading Month. Thursday is also our Block Recess day, so you may want to send warm pants to wear outside for that longer recess.